In the recent proposed rule for year two of The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have introduced a surprising twist - linking the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) to MACRA.
Tucked away on page 178 of the proposed rule is a new improvement activity linked to the Advancing Care Performance Category. This improvement activity allows organizations who have implemented a qualified Clinical Decision Support … [Read more...]